commence
Example Sentences
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His estate announced on Wednesday that it has "commenced a formal sale process" for the franchise "consistent with Allen's directive to eventually sell his sports holdings and direct all estate proceeds to philanthropy".
From BBC
The program is set to commence immediately and will end no later than Dec. 29, it added.
If Eddie Bauer is unable to come to a sale arrangement, “we will commence an orderly wind down of…store operations,” he added.
The commercial operation will commence on or after March 18 after another comprehensive inspection, he said.
From Barron's
They’re angry that this disruption might come after tax filing has commenced.
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